Post June 30 control fight shapes U S economy
Mounting pressure from diverse groups leaves the future of post June 30 economic controls in doubt. President Truman seeks broader powers while labor pushes for price and rent rollback and living-cost tied wages. Senate and House Banking committees hold hearings as industry and unions clash over how to extend or rewrite the Defense Production Act. A separate effort cuts beef prices 10 cents a pound by Oct. 1, with wage stabilization facing a major overhaul and negotiated boosts for key sectors pending. Copper and brass supplies are diverted to defense orders under the National Production Authority.
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Washington
Truman
John L. Lewis
Senate Banking Committee
Congress
House
Senate Banking Committees
Senator Maybank
D-Sc
Senate Group
James B. Carey
CIO
Allan S. Haywood
National Production Authority
College warned against Selective Service aptness books
Washington report notes Henry Chauncey of the Educational Testing Service urged students not to buy books claiming to aid the upcoming Selective Service aptitude tests. He said such books waste money and mislead, urging reading official sample questions instead. About 172,000 college men have signed up for the May 26 test at 1200 centers. subsequent tests remain open to applicants until May 25.
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Washington
Selective Service
Henry Chauncey
Princeton
N. J
Educational Testing Service
Chauncey
Government Rides Herd On Nation's Beef Cattle
CHICAGO AP The government ordered price rollbacks to lower cattle prices by Oct 1 and reduce beef costs from farm to table. The plan cuts packer buys 10 percent below January, adds 4 percent cuts Aug 1 and Oct 1, and trims retail butcher ceilings 4 to 5 cents Aug 1 and Oct 1. Officials defend the move as necessary to relieve wholesale and retail squeeze. critics warn of black markets and confiscation while predicting effects on production. DiSalle says rationing is not planned and emphasizes stabilizing livestock pricing to protect markets.
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Chicago
Congress
Senator Butler
R-Neb
Blair
DiSalle
NBC
Meet the Press
Washington
General Ridgway Visits Stratemeyer in Hospital
Tokyo General Ridgway was the only visitor admitted to Lt. Gen. George F. Stratemeyer in the Air Force hospital today. Stratemeyer, Far East Air Forces commander, had a heart attack while playing golf Sunday and was resting quietly Monday according to Detors.
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Tokyo
Matthew B. Ridgway
George F. Stratemeyer
Far East Air Forces
Air Force
Stratemeyer
Detors
Harlan Henthorne Hatcher Named UM President
Bulletin from Ann Arbor reports Dr. Harlan Henthorne Hatcher vice president of Ohio State University selected as the new president of the University of Michigan in a decisive today decision.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Harlan Henthorne Hatcher
Ohio State University
University of Michigan Today
Crowded Final Week for Ohio Legislators
Ohio's 167 lawmakers began a tense week with two sessions daily as they push major laws before the regular session ends. House consideration included Rep. Roger Cloud's plan to shift Poor Relief Administration back to counties with a tax fund formula, while the Senate prepared to vote on Sen. Tom Moorehead's election law update removing party symbols from the presidential ballot.
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Columbus
Ohio
House
Senate
Roger Cloud
R Logan
Ferguson Asks Funds Report
COLUMBUS four state Auditor Joseph T. Ferguson planned to ask an employee today if he collected 1950 senatorial campaign expenses data on state time. The Dayton Journal Herald said Hugh M. Foster of the State Auditor's Bureau of Highway Audits checked Montgomery County Board of Elections records and contacted Eli Walker for campaign expenditure files of both parties. Ferguson said he did not know Foster's visit. Foster was unreachable. A Senate subcommittee plans to investigate both Ferguson and Sen. Robert A. Taft in last fall's campaign. Neither candidate requested the inquiry.
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Columbus
Joseph T. Ferguson
Ferguson
Dayton Journal Herald
Hugh M. Foster
Bureau of Highway Audits
Montgomery County Board of Elections
Foster
Eli Walker
U. S. Senate
Robert A. Taft
Retired Chase National Bank Chairman Dies at 83
Albert H. Wiggin, 83, longtime chairman of the governing board of Chase National Bank of New York, died early today at his summer home in BF Yann Conn, according to an official notice. He led the bank through major years of growth and financial leadership.
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New York
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank of New York
BF Yann Conn
Prison Riot at Utah’s New Penitentiary
Two hundred prisoners seized eight guards as hostages and rioted for four and a half hours across the Utah facility. Peace officers arrived with armed support but no shots were fired. Two guards escaped captivity during the peak, while six were released after talks with the warden and corrections board. no inmates escaped and injuries were limited to inmates roughing each other.
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The
Mountain
Utah
New
Alvin C. Severson
Board of Corrections
Red losses 48 541 in five day attack as Almond confident
General Almond disclosed that Chinese forces sacrificed about 48 341 troops in a five day offensive against the Allied east central front in Korea. He said 24 700 were killed or wounded in Sunday's toll, with the Second Division bearing the worst losses. Almond praised UN artillery and air power and warned of possible renewed offensives.
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REDS
Almond
Tokyo
Korea
Edward M. Almond
Tenth Corps
U. S
Eighth Army
Jet ace in Korea as Mig escorts fall and UN gains
UN reports say the Reds suffered heavy losses in a night bombing and air battle as MIG-15s were shot down and Capt James Jabara earned a jet ace with two MiGs destroyed. Ground action eased after staggering casualties while Second Division positions remained tense and dangerous amid continued Chinese pressure.
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U.S. Eighth Army
Korea
James Ja‘bara
Wichita
Kas
Bradley Lists Reasons For Dismissal of MacArthur
Gen. Omar Bradley testified that the Joint Chiefs of Staff recommended removing Gen. Douglas MacArthur for not aligning with Korea war plans, defying presidential directives, and challenging civilian control. He cited three core reasons and noted ongoing debates among senators about Truman era policy and MacArthur's statements.
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Washington
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Douglas MacArthur
Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations
MacArthur
Pacific
Bradley
Military High Command
Korea
Joint Chiefs
Truman
Group Meets To Clear Great Debate
A Columbia sponsored American Assembly gathers about 80 prominent Americans at Arden House to dissect the Europe aid debate against communism. Leaders Taft and Douglas planned speeches as the weeklong discussions tackle Truman and MacArthur era contrasts and Asia vs Europe roles. Ohio figures Charleo RK Hook Fred Lazarus Sea Lamb Leland Buckmaster and others are listed as attendees.
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N.Y
Columbia University
U.S
Europe
American Assembly
Eisenhower
Columbia
Assembly
Truman
MacArthur
Asia
Taft
Ohio
Douglas
Ill
Arden House
Averell Harrisvan
Charleo RK. Hook
Armco Steel Corp
Middletown
Fred Lazarus
Federated Itment Stores
Cincinnati
Sea Lamb
Republic Steel Corp
Cleveland
Leland S. Buckmaster
CIO
Akron
United States and Soviet split over Japanese peace treaty
Washington reports a growing rift as the United States accuses the Soviet Union of conniving at aggression by proposing postwar defense gaps for Japan. The U S note to Soviet Ambassador Panushkin rejects Moscow's June or July four-nation talks, arguing such a meeting would misuse veto power and delay treaty progress. The note emphasizes U S plans to use American forces to defend Japan against communist threats in Asia.
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Washington
United States
Russia
Japan
Moscow
Asia
Alexander S. Panyushkin
China
Britain
U. S
Soviet Union
Democrats Ready Three Day Rally On MacArthur Policies
The Democratic line targets Gen Douglas MacArthurs ouster and his policy stance with a Denver rally led by Senator Kerr and W Averell Harriman. Vice President Barkley may speak as the party presses the issue amid Senate testimony on the firing. Kerr will anchor opening night remarks focusing on MacArthur. Harriman participated in White House talks surrounding the March 24 decision.
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D-Conn
Fulbright
Brewster
R-Me
Taft
Maine
MacArthur
Bradley
George
D-Ga
Truman
White House
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A Lowa
Wiley
Russell
Senate
Willey
Sparkman
D-Ala
Flanders
Washington
Douglas MacArthur
Denver
Pacific
Kerr
D-Okla
W.averell Harriman
Barkley
Larriman
Truman Seeks Over Two Billion in Aid Request
President Truman stated he plans to ask Congress within two to three days for slightly more than 2 billion dollars for ECA plus additional billions for economic and military aid to United States allies. He briefed Capitol Hill leaders at the White House on a forthcoming message. Speaker Rayburn said transmission would come in about two or three days.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
ECA
United States
Capitol
White House
Rayburn
Trueman
Senate
McFarland
Anna)ould
Suction of Jet Plane Kills Pilot at Westover Base
At Westover Air Force Base Massachusetts an Air Force pilot Lt. Thomas A. Kirkes twenty six Lawton Oklahoma was killed when the suction from an F 86 jet plane air scoop drew him into the mechanism. He and another crew member had walked in front of the fighter aircraft moments before the tragedy.
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Westover Air Force Base
Mass.u
Thomas A. Kirkes
Lawton
Oklahn
Air Force
Kirkes
National Guard Division Demonstrates Two Day Maneuver
The Ohio National Guard's 37th Infantry Division completed a two day command and map maneuver exercise at Camp Perry yesterday. The unit seized two objectives within enemy territory after a river crossing and bridgehead. Regular Army officers participated in the exercise.
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Camp Perry
Ohio National Guard
37Th Infantry
37Th
Farmers Need Profit Security Says Brannan
Secretary Brannan says farmers deserve protection from the gamble of overproduction and price swings. He argues they do not seek guaranteed profits but need reasonable protection when acting in the national interest to ensure adequate price signals, anti inflationary influence, and safe reserves against weather and other shocks.
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Washington
Brannan
Adonis Pleads No Defense In New Jersey Dice Dynasty Case
Hackensack New Jersey Joe Adonis, cited as one of the seven czars of crime, pleaded no defense to gambling charges. Four alleged hirelings of Adonis also entered similar pleas as they faced trial for operating a million dollar dice dynasty in North Jersey.
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N. J
Joe Adonis
New Jersey
Adonis
North Jersey
Million Chinese Starve Report Declared by Union Press
Taipei Formosa dispatch reports the China Union Press stating one million people are starving in Guangdong and famine conditions extend to Chekiang and Hainan, a communist-held island. The article details mass hunger across eastern and southern provinces.
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Formosa
China Union
South China
Kwangtung
East China
Chekiang
Hainan
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